Barry Frett represents clients in a variety of complex civil litigations, from both plaintiff-side and defense-side antitrust class actions to litigation focused on corporate law issues such as veil piercing, contractual disputes, fiduciary duties, intellectual property, and fraud.
An analytical and creative thinker, Barry is a strong writer and effective advocate, skilled in conducting thorough legal research, distilling the facts, assessing the law, identifying key issues, and assessing case strengths and weaknesses. Armed with these skills, he finds inventive ways to use case law and other legal authorities to his clients’ advantage.
A former law clerk to the Honorable D. Brooks Smith, former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Barry joined Sperling Kenny Nachwalter from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he worked as a litigation associate. Combining “big law” experience with the knowledge and perspective gained as a law clerk, Barry excels in readily knowing which arguments will work in court and which will not. Then he crafts compelling briefs with cogent presentations of facts and legal analysis.
Honors & Awards
Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Fellow, Center for Disability and Elder Law
Winner, Sidley Austin Prize, for Excellence in Brief Writing in the University of Chicago Law School’s Bigelow Moot Court Competition
Representative Matters
Represented a class of software developers in a multibillion-dollar nationwide antitrust class action.
Defended a poultry producer in a multibillion-dollar nationwide antitrust class action.
Represented an automobile manufacturer in a high-profile action involving state-tort and federal RICO claims against a rival automobile manufacturer.
Defended a drug manufacturer in an antitrust class action against drug companies involving compliance with statutory drug-pricing regulations.
Represented a real-estate developer in a multimillion-dollar personal injury action involving corporate veil-piercing.
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, Hon. D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, with honors, 2019
- Topic Access & Recruitment Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review
M.A., Marian University, Teaching, 2014
B.A., Williams College, magna cum laude, Psychology, 2012
- Phi Beta Kappa, Varsity Lacrosse
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
